In 'The Runaway Species', David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt delve into the heart of human creativity, examining how innovations build on existing ideas. The book celebrates the human spirit and provides a vision for improving our future by understanding and embracing our ability to innovate. Through dramatic storytelling, stunning images, and cutting-edge neuroscience, the authors uncover the essential elements of creativity and encourage a more creative future. They highlight how creators in various fields remodel what they inherit by bending, breaking, and blending raw materials of experience to produce new outcomes.
In this book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman delves into the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. He explores various aspects such as why your foot can move before you are consciously aware of danger, the brain's role in decision-making, and the implications of unconscious processes on our understanding of free will and the justice system. The book covers a wide range of topics including brain damage, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, making it a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind.
In 'Livewired', David Eagleman delves into the dynamic and adaptive nature of the human brain, highlighting its ability to reconfigure itself in response to environmental stimuli. The book covers a wide range of topics, including synesthesia, dreaming, and wearable neurotech devices that revolutionize how we think about the senses. Eagleman also introduces his concept of 'liveware' and discusses how the brain's adaptability can lead to remarkable feats, such as a blind person learning to 'see' with their tongue or a deaf person learning to 'hear' with their skin. The book is praised for its accessible and engaging writing style, making complex neuroscience accessible to a broad audience.
David Eagleman was always filled with wonder by the things he didn’t understand. The writer and the presenter of the amazing international PBS series The Brain, internationally best-selling author, and Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum in the area of Behavior and Neuroscience sits down with Tom Bilyeu to discuss the beautiful complexity of the brain in this episode of Impact Theory.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 4-25-17
SHOW NOTES
David talks about what began his fascination with the brain. [3:53]
David shares the types of questions he asks in his first book “Sum.” [6:01]
Tom and David discuss the immeasurable power of the galaxy. [13:24]
David describes the gravitational pull that draws him to science. [17:24]
David explains the potato head theory and sticking new information into the brain. [20:46]
Tom and David discuss how neosensory helps develop a new perception of the world. [24:40]
David tells why the computer is a terrible metaphor for the brain. [35:33]
David talks about imperfect memories, getting more inputs, and associations. [38:24]
Tom and David discuss the notion of free will. [41:14]
David explores structural pathways and creating new senses in humans. [45:09]
David talks about neuro law and understanding the variety in people’s brains. [48:52]
David defines the impact that he wants to have on the world. [51:30]
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